ObjectBinding.java

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package org.apache.cayenne.swing;

import java.awt.Component;

/**
 * Defines API of a binding sitting between a Swing widget and domain model, synchronizing
 * the values between the two. Parent part of the binding is called "context"as it is used
 * as a context of binding expressions. Child of the binding is a bound component that is
 * being synchronized with the context.
 * 
 */
public interface ObjectBinding {

    Component getView();

    Object getContext();

    void setContext(Object object);

    void updateView();

    BindingDelegate getDelegate();

    void setDelegate(BindingDelegate delegate);
}